Endgame: Discussion

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ENDGAME: DISCUSSION

Who: The gods...and you
What: The gods have a discussion with themselves, each other, and all you adventurers
When: May 3rd to May 17th
Where: Primarily Ensō
Warnings: Please mark anything as it comes up!

Keep Me In Your Clouded Mind

So, by now you're probably aware that things have shifted massively in the past few days. The Historian has arrived on LifeAftr's shores to spill a few mountains' worth of beans, and now all of you are stuck having to deal with it. But that doesn't mean that you're going to need to make this discussion alone.

The fate of LifeAftr - and the fate of all of you - is now in your hands. And while all of you decide what you will about how you plan to deal with that, the gods are busy having a long overdue familial argument. Consider this log a catch-all for you to discuss the fate of LifeAftr among yourselves, react to the various revelations, ask the gods questions, or just sit and eat some popcorn while they argue amongst themselves.

Remember - you have until May 10th to come up with any solutions that other player characters can vote on.

So think long and hard about where you want things to end up.

But Now the Stars Have spoken

Of course, you are always free to create your own individual logs and posts as needed. You may also use this log for characters to discuss and react to things with each other and argue amongst themselves; consider it a catch-all for IC endgame discussion.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them over on the Questions header on our Endgame Rundown post! If you come up with a solution that enough player characters agree can be voted upon and that is feasible for endgame, be sure to drop it on the Voting header on our Endgame Rundown post once voting opens!

Endgame Timeline

[ ♆ ] May 3rd: Discussion regarding the fate of LifeAftr begins.
[ ♆ ] May 10th: Voting for endgame begins.
[ ♆ ] May 17th: Voting for endgame ends.
[ ♆ ] May 20th: Preparations for endgame begin, and you deal with the fallout of any decisions.
[ ♆ ] May 31st: Endgame begins and lasts into June.

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[vagabone]

[He slides down the wall then, fine with sitting practically in the doorway. Who cares. Down with chairs.

His head rests on his arms for a while... the silence drags on. There's only one thing he can think about--his mind refuses to be distracted this easily.] Gotta be something you want to talk about.

[onegreeneye]

There are things I can imagine you might want to talk about.

[They both know what that may include.]

But it is up to you, if you feel like you might want to think aloud or just not talk about it. I don't intend to pressure you into anything, if you're wondering.

[vagabone]

...Wish you would. Someone needs to knock sense into me. Make me quit being so selfish.

[For once. For fucking once in his miserable afterlife, can't he do the right thing?]

[onegreeneye]

[He's got to choose his words carefully. He meant what he said about not wanting to pressure Hector, but... well. He can't exactly claim to be impartial here, either.]

...If you want, I can tell you why I'm making the decision I am.

[No doubt, Hector knows which one that is. And... well. If he really does want a push, there are a lot of reasons Ginko can't claim to be impartial.]

But... I wouldn't call it a matter of making you "stop being selfish" if you're already trying to make a choice for other people's sake.

[vagabone]

I think I already know why. [And what, of course. He doesn't need to ask. It's the only decision Ginko and Epsilon can make.

He seems to struggle with his words for a moment, scraping a foot on the floor, and then blurts them out in frustration. With himself. Of course.] I need to do better than try! All I'm doing is sitting here!

[onegreeneye]

I don't think anyone can expect this to be easy for you. It's not like you can just discard everything that's motivated you; freezing up and having trouble making a final decision is a natural reaction.

[vagabone]

But there's no time for me to keep being like this.

[And yet he isn't standing up. Easier said than done. He can't. He can't do it. Head down, eyes closed, face pained...]

Should be easy. I know I'll never see them again. Holding back won't change that.

[onegreeneye]

[Ginko considers that for a few seconds. Hector isn't quite right, there; he can't be sure that he won't see his family again, whether they go to a new world or not. But he can see how it would feel that way.]

No... I can see why you'd be hesitant. There's a finality you'd feel in putting forth a decision like that - even if there actually is still a chance.

[Implying he thinks there is, because he does.]

It's not giving up. But it's no wonder it would feel like it.

[vagabone]

[It is like giving up, Ginko's wrong on that. Can't he just stop? Why must he keep going? Why him? For how much longer?]

I don't want to go to the new world, though. I'm... I'm tired.

[onegreeneye]

Making a new world doesn't necessarily mean you have to go there.

The Storyteller wants to work with us - to help as many of us as they can. They may well be able to send you home, too, especially with so many of us backing them up.

[vagabone]

[He doesn't say anything for a moment, filled to the brim with dread. One miserable skeleton--not for the first time in front of Ginko.]

What if they can't? I could be trapped there forever. I'm not going to get old, I'm not fading. I'll just... go on and on. Longer than a hundred years this time. No way to make it end.

apparently i wrote a WHOLE-ASS TAG and then proceeded to lose it, rip in shit

[onegreeneye]

[Ginko doesn't answer right away, because... he doesn't have a solution to that worst-case scenario. Certainly not a good one, not any he'd be willing to suggest.]

I don't know.

But... that was more or less what we were worried about just a year ago, right? We didn't know if there was any chance of leaving this place at all. I know a lot is still uncertain, but when it comes down to it this is... you could go home. It's the closest you've been since getting here.

[vagabone]

Only if I vote against you. [He says, misery and bitterness mixed up together in his voice. Anger. Frustration. All sorts of black emotions.] What kind of choice is that? I almost wish I didn't have one.

Sí, I can go home. If I leave you to suffer and Epsilon... just to disappear.

[onegreeneye]

That's the thing-- even if they make a new world, there's a chance you could go home. That's already better than we had - and that chance is better the more help they have.

I... I don't want to doom you, either, Hector. I can't claim to be unbiased here, and I'm... so grateful that you're thinking about Epsilon and me - but I wouldn't be recommending this if I thought you would be screwing yourself over.

cw sort of suicidal ideation?

[vagabone]

Better. [At least he's meeting Ginko's eyes.] Best, if... if they don't try to bring everyone along. Because I don't want to be stranded on an island for the next thousand years.

[He'd much rather rest. Finally. Rest in peace, more or less. Or just simply not be alone and hurting for his family, for a change.] But you really think there's a chance...?

[onegreeneye]

I do.

[He's going to hate himself, more than he already did, if he turns out to be wrong - and he won't be surprised if Hector hates him, too. But he hasn't said a single thing he doesn't believe, and it's more likely he'll be right if more people - including Hector - are committed to making this work.]

You're... one of my best friends, Hector. I want you to be able to get home.

[vagabone]

[He manages a weak smile, hearing those words. A wonderful thing to hear, tugging at his heartstrings.]

...So are you, but you knew that. Ay, I'm not sure what I would have done if you hadn't been here.

[He'd have lost his mind completely by now without one good friend, probably.]

[onegreeneye]

Same to you.

[This place has been... a lot. Even if it's not as consistently horrible as the last place he was trapped in, it's still been bizarre and sometimes terrifying and had the added "bonus" of leaving him to adjust to losing contact with the family he'd just gotten used to having.]

[vagabone]

[It helps. A little. A tiny lift in his mood. Doesn't quite give him the energy to get up and actually do what he needs to be doing... but it's a start.]

...good. Glad something came from me being here. You know?

[onegreeneye]

A lot did.

Would have been best for you if you'd stayed at home, of course - but don't sell yourself short on what you've done here, alright?

[He's seen Hector with other people, too. With Ren. Ginko is fairly sure he's not the only person whose experience here has been improved by Hector's presence.]